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This is not only for those in our community who consider themselves Republican but for those who are Democrat, Libertarian and everything in between; What do you dislike about Obama.Here's what I…Continue

So I posted the following in Reddit and several comments have started showing up in regards to the inaccuracy of the statement. So I ask you community, is this accurate as it pertains to Christianity…Continue

A common comment that will be thrown at you when debating or discussing with a theist will be that "if you don't get your morality from god, where do you get your morality" or "are atheists then…Continue

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"Hopefully, as these kids get older, interact with others, learn more about the world, at least some of them will have exposure to reality. For some of them the damage will be life long. It's so sad. "

"Other areas where there is evidence of prejudice against minorities:
pro hockey — are there ANY black or Hispanic hockey players on the pro level?
pro basketball — needs to work on getting more white guys into the sport to reflect…"

"A little dated now but we hosted the World Atheist Convention in 2011 which was fully booked out for all talks. You can see the list of speakers and topics in this link. I generally find at these events that people are only interested in debating…"

"Hi, Reg! Your comment makes a lot of sense. And thanks for passing on your information and experience. I must also point out that in my experience, most of the atheists I have personally encountered were female! My high school was full of so many…"

"I attend several meetings with Atheists and have done so for years. Some attendees of the more recent ones held in Dublin and Cork in Ireland. All are atheists.
A Syrian woman who has always been an Atheist.
A black man from NYC.
A man from Iraq.
A…"

"Well it has to do more with the fact that since Hitchens passed away, the mainstream face of "Atheism" have become divulged to bigots like Dawkins/Harris/Maher who are going around and generalizing feminists, Muslims and anyone that do not…"

"Of course. Atheism is by and large an urban, white, well-schooled, privileged sort of thing, and Hitchens/Dawkins style atheism is predominantly male. That's certainly the case in the U.S. but I'd imagine the worldwide…"

"You might enjoy "Contradiction", a video by Jeremiah Camara. He is black, and makes many of the points you have made. I got to see it at the Freedom From Religion Foundation convention. I am not black but it seems spot on…"

"Every response here seems pretty much on point and eloquently thought out (Jason Ward). I'm black and American and I'm here, but I'm one of few. One's upbringing, life experiences, and, I suppose, even one's inherent…"

In a notoriously red and conservative state one politician had the courage to stand for his non-beliefs! I think this is pretty f-in amazing.

From Gawker:

"To Whomever It May Concern:

When you ask me to respect religion because people believe in it, I want you to remember something. I want you to remember that long ago your ancestors were not Christian or Muslim. They had their own culture and customs native to their heritage. Through military conquest religion spread itself through the Old World, and those distant relatives were faced…

I'm the staff advisor for the Secular Student Alliance at Towson University. Although the group is small it is active and growing. We are hoping to bring Ed Brayton to campus for an event and the group is trying to raise funds to make it happen. As you can imagine, it is much harder for an atheist organization to raise money as opposed to other "traditional" groups on our campus. Thus…

I'm always on the lookout for new tattoo ideas but this has got to be one of the coolest I've seen. From the link: http://imgur.com/fFluPebIt spells out neatly something many of us focus on when searching for meaning in a life without gods.…